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March
 
2009:
 
Issue
 
No
 
10 
 
Cover
 
Image:
 
Petite
 
Properties
 
(1:24th
 
Scale
 
Dolls
 
house)
 
Regular Features…
2
 
Editor’s
 
Note:
 
An
 
introduction
 
&
 
welcome
 
to
 
this
 
month’s
 
edition
 
of 
 
the
 
Artisans
 
In
 
Miniature
 
FREE
 
‘downloadable’
 
magazine!
 
3
 
Showing
 
Us
 
The
 
Way:
 
Harlands
 
of 
 
Hendon
 
explain
 
more
 
about
 
the
 
organisation
 
of 
 
their
 
show.
 
10
 
Well,
 
It
 
Happened
 
To
 
An
 
Artisan:
 
Read
 
about
 
the
 
often
 
strange
 
lives
 
of 
 
AIM
 
members
 
11
 
In
 
The
 
Dock:
 
AIM
 
member
 
Sue
 
Newstead
 
is
 
put
 
into
 
the
 
dock,
 
read
 
her
 
fascinating
 
answers,
 
to
 
our
 
in
 
depth
 
questions.
 
16
 
Crafty
 
Tips:
 
Learn
 
the
 
tricks
 
of 
 
the
 
miniature
 
trade.
 
20
 
Fairy
 
Celebrations
 
&
 
Festivals:
 
Louise
 
Goldsborough
 
explains
 
more
 
about
 
March’s
 
celebration
 
of 
 
Ostara.
 
32
 
Mini
 
Aimers:
 
Written
 
by
 
Margaret
 
Pitts
 
especially
 
for
 
younger
 
miniaturists
 
and
 
the
 
artisans
 
of 
 
the
 
future.
 
49
 
Antique
 
&
 
Vintage
 
Corner:
 
Celia
 
Thomas
 
takes
 
a
 
closer
 
look
 
at
 
the
 
popular
 
manufacturer
 
of 
 
dolls
 
house
 
accessories
 
from
 
the
 
pre
 
2
nd
 
World
 
War
 
era
 
called
 
Taylor
 
&
 
Barrett
 
53
 
The
 
Miniature
 
Kitchen:
 
Mags
 
Cassidy
 
opens
 
the
 
door
 
or
 
her
 
virtual
 
kitchen
‐
Check
 
out
 
the
 
fantastic
 
fimo
 
project
 
and
 
other
 
helpful
 
information
 
she
 
has
 
in
 
store
 
for
 
you!
 
56
 
The
 
Miniature
 
Grapevine:
 
Catch
 
up
 
on
 
all
 
the
 
latest
 
news
 
from
 
the
 
international
 
miniature
 
world.
 
Special Features…
5
 
Inspiration
 
From
 
The
 
Old
 
Masters,
 
Ophelia:
 
Doll
 
maker
 
Eileen
 
Sedgwick
 
shares
 
her
 
interpretation
 
of 
 
this
 
classic
 
painting.
 
17
 
Adapting
 
1:12th
 
scale
 
miniature
 
knitting
 
&
 
crochet
 
patterns
 
for
 
smaller
 
scales:
 
Frances
 
Powell
 
of 
 
Buttercup
 
Miniatures
 
shares
 
her
 
expert
 
knowledge
 
on
 
adapting
 
knitting
 
&
 
crochet
 
patterns.
 
21
 
Tiny
 
Little
 
Dolls:
 
AIM
 
members
 
share
 
with
 
us
 
their
 
tiniest
 
‘smaller
 
scale’
 
dolls.
 
28
 
An
 
Open
 
Book:
 
Find
 
out
 
more
 
about
 
the
 
fantastic
 
miniature
 
book
 
made
 
by
 
Terry
 
Neville
 
of 
 
Datemans
 
Books.
 
35
 
The
 
Joy
 
of 
 
1:24th
 
Dolls:
 
AIM
 
member
 
and
 
doll
 
artisan
 
Kate
 
Pinsent
 
shares
 
with
 
us
 
her
 
enthusiasm
 
for
 
creating
 
exclusively
 
in
 
this
 
smaller
 
‘half’
 
scale.
 
38
 
Think
 
In
 
Scale:
 
Robin
 
Britton
 
takes
 
a
 
closer
 
look
 
at
 
working
 
with
 
different
 
scales.
 
48
 
Smaller
 
&
 
Smaller:
 
AIM
 
Member
 
Margaret
 
Pitts
 
takes
 
a
 
closer
 
look
 
at
 
what’s
 
on
 
offer
 
in
 
the
 
smaller
 
scale
 
miniature
 
property
 
market.
 
51
 
Show
 
Report:
 
Sandra
 
Morris
 
lifts
 
the
 
lid
 
on
 
last
 
month’s
 
Thame
 
Dolls
 
House
 
&
 
Minia
‐
tures
 
Show.
 
Free Projects…
19
 
Knitting
 
Project:
 
Buttercup
 
Miniatures
 
provide
 
us
 
with
 
a
 
fantastic
 
knitting
 
project
 
suitable
 
for
 
both
 
1:12th
 
and
 
1:24th
 
scale.
 
24
 
What
‐
not
 
Project:
 
Enjoy
 
Jane
 
Harrop’s
 
charming
 
1:12th
 
scale
 
project
 
that
 
has
 
been
 
finished
 
and
 
accessorised
 
to
 
compliment
 
a
 
country
 
style
 
bedroom
 
or
 
bathroom
 
setting.
 
39
 
24th
 
Scale
 
Inset
 
Room
 
Project:
 
Bea
 
(Fiona
 
Broadwood)
 
of 
 
Petite
 
Properties
 
shares
 
her
 
highly
 
effective
 
solution
 
for
 
completing
 
miniature
 
DIY
 
within
 
a
 
confined
 
space!
 
54
 
Fimo
 
Project:
 
AIM
 
member
 
Vicky
 
Guile
 
shares
 
her
 
simple
 
yet
 
highly
 
effect
 
project
 
to
 
create
 
a
 
mouth
 
watering
 
lemon
 
cake
 
in
 
‘half 
 
scale’.
 
Artisans
 
In
 
Miniature
 
1
 
5
 
52
 
45
 
24
 
 
 
Editor’s
 
Note...
The
 
AIM
 
magazine
 
production
 
Team
 
(in
 
'first 
 
name' 
 
alphabetical 
 
order)
 
Bea
 
(Fiona
 
Broadwood)
 
Editor:
 
Editor's
 
note
,
 
(Layout,
 
Format 
 
Designer 
 
&
 
Publisher)
 
office@petite
‐
properties.com
 
Celia
 
Thomas
 
Features
 
Editor
 
Co
 
Ordinator:
 
The
 
Miniature
 
Grapevine
 
 / 
 
 Antique
 
&
 
Vintage
 
Corner 
 
info@ktminiatures.com
 
Dave
 
Williams
 
Production
 
Manager:
 
In
 
The
 
Dock 
 
 / 
 
Historic 
 
Houses
 
 / 
 
Showing
 
Us
 
The
 
Way 
 
 / 
 
 AIMology 
 
daveywills@blueyonder.co.uk
 
Mags
 
(Margaret
 
Cassidy)
 
Cookery
 
Features
 
Editor:
 
The
 
Miniature
 
Kitchen
 
info@mags
‐
nificent.co.uk
 
Margaret
 
Pitts
 
AIM
 
Columnist
 
New
 
children's
 
feature:
 
Mini 
 
 AIMers
 
cpitts@blueyonder.co.uk
 
Robin
 
Britton
 
AIM
 
Columnist:
 
Crafty 
 
Tips
 
 / 
 
Yes
 
It 
 
Happened 
 
To
 
 An
 
 Artisan
 
 / 
 
 Artisan
 
Street 
 
robin.britton.uk@btinternet.com
 
Sandra
 
Morris
 
AIM
 
Columnist:
 
Tales
 
From
 
The
 
Toy 
 
Cupboard 
 
sandra@diminutivedolls.co.uk
 
(Regular 
 
'Author 
 
of' 
 
information
 
given
 
in
 
italics)
 
Please
 
note
 
all
 
AIM
 
members
 
contribute
 
to
 
the
 
magazine…
 
Dear Reader 
It
 
is
 
said
 
that
 
March
 
“Comes
 
in
 
like
 
a
 
lion
 
and 
 
goes
 
out 
 
like
 
a
 
lamb...” 
 
and
 
after
 
pondering
 
this
 
old
 
saying
 
for
 
some
 
time,
 
I
 
am
 
left
 
concluding
 
that
 
the
 
author
 
of 
 
it
 
must
 
have
 
been
 
an
 
exhibitor
 
at
 
Miniatura!
 
For
 
many
 
AIM
 
members
 
(myself 
 
included),
 
the
 
world
 
famous
 
Spring
 
Miniatura
 
show
 
held
 
at
 
the
 
NEC
 
in
 
Birmingham
 
certainly
 
puts
 
the
 
‘M’
 
into
 
March,
 
whilst
 
also
 
ensuring
 
that
 
the
 
month
 
starts
 
with
 
an
 
almost
 
audible
 
‘roar’
 
of 
 
activity
 
and
 
preparation.
 
Indeed
 
for
 
many
 
of 
 
my
 
colleagues
 
who
 
will
 
be
 
exhibiting
 
there
 
on
 
the
 
21st
 
and
 
22nd
 
of 
 
this
 
month
 
will
 
undoubtedly
 
now
 
be
 
collectively
 
gripped
 
by
 
an
 
all
 
consuming
 
panic
 
as
 
the
 
calendar
 
flips
 
over!
 
However
 
despite
 
the
 
whiff 
 
of 
 
panic
 
building
 
in
 
the
 
air,
 
it
 
has
 
been
 
nothing
 
short
 
of 
 
a
 
minor
 
miracle
 
that
 
AIM
 
members
 
have
 
found
 
the
 
time
 
amidst
 
their
 
busy
 
professional
 
lives
 
to
 
produce
 
yet
 
more
 
fabulous
 
content
 
for
 
you
 
the
 
reader
 
to
 
enjoy.
 
So
 
why
 
not
 
grab
 
a
 
‘cuppa’…
 
sit
 
back,
 
relax
 
and
 
 join
 
us
 
this
 
month
 
as
 
we
 
take
 
a
 
closer
 
look
 
at
 
the
 
fascinating
 
and
 
often
 
mesmerising
 
world
 
of 
 
the
 
smaller
 
scales.
 
From
 
1:24th,
 
1:48th
 
to
 
even
 
smaller
 
scales,
 
AIM
 
members
 
have
 
shared
 
their
 
tiniest
 
of 
 
creations
 
for
 
you
 
to
 
both
 
marvel
 
at
 
and
 
hopefully
 
enjoy.
 
AIM
 
members
 
have
 
also
 
written
 
some
 
fabulous
 
projects
 
for
 
readers
 
to
 
try
 
out
 
themselves
 
and
 
if 
 
that
 
was
 
not
 
enough,
 
this
 
month’s
 
Grapevine
 
is
 
crammed
 
full
 
of 
 
news,
 
announcements
 
and
 
interesting
 
information
 
about
 
the
 
miniature
 
world
 
that
 
we
 
all
 
love.
 
Finally
 
I
 
really
 
hope
 
you
 
enjoy
 
this
 
issue
 
of 
 
the
 
FREE
 
AIM
 
magazine
 
and
 
with
 
any
 
luck
 
the
 
quiet
 
‘lamb
‐
like’
 
part
 
of 
 
the
 
month
 
will
 
soon
 
be
 
with
 
us
 
all….
 
However,
 
for
 
my
 
fellow
 
exhibitors
 
at
 
Spring
 
Miniatura,
 
I
 
am
 
almost
 
certain
 
that
 
you
 
will
 
have
 
to
 
wait
 
until
 
the
 
23rd
 
for
 
calmness
 
and
 
normality
 
to
 
return!
 
Bea 
Editor
 
(&
 
General
 
whip
 
cracker)
 
March
 
2009
 
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‐
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